# Songs you only like for the chorus **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 6, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381 "2004-09-06T20:16:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/1 "2004-09-06T20:16:57Z")
What songs would you not otherwise listen too, if it weren’t for the chorus? (Or, if the song doesn’t technically have a chorus, then one part that gets repeted over and over again inbetween the verses, or what could be considered verses) For me, two that come to mind are 1. **Special** by **Wilshire** 2. **Electricity** by **suede** ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/2 "2004-09-06T23:39:56Z")
**all I Wanna Do,** Sheryl Crow. Nice singing, love the Santa Monica Blvd. chorus, but the bulk of the song is rather dull and uninteresting, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/3 "2004-09-06T23:43:48Z")
Take On Me I believe it’s by Aha ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/4 "2004-09-07T00:09:53Z")
Actually, I don’t know how this would fit in exactly, but my wife likes the song **Clint Eastwood** by the **Gorillaz** , except for the rap parts. ---
**Author:** ![Grasshopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Grasshopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grasshopper)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/5 "2004-09-07T01:34:48Z")
\*Once in a Lifetime \* by Talking Heads. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/6 "2004-09-07T02:05:54Z")
**Front Line Assembly** ’s “Civilization” comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/7 "2004-09-07T02:51:32Z")
I guess “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” would be on everyone’s list. How many people know that song even has verses? ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/8 "2004-09-07T02:56:37Z")
“White Christmas” is another one that is mostly known by the chorus alone. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/9 "2004-09-07T06:52:01Z")
Rockwell: “Somebody’s Watchin Me” ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/10 "2004-09-07T08:06:25Z")
**Falco** : \*Rock Me Amadeus \* Chorus - **Amadeus** Amadeus _Amadeus_ Oh Oh Amadeus **Trio** : _Da Da Da_ Chorus - Da Da Da du liebst mich nicht du liebst mich nicht I guess the fact that the songs are in German makes it easy to gloss over the verses. This is what I hear: blah blah blah [Catchy Chorus] blah blah blah [Catchy Chorus] ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/11 "2004-09-07T16:51:03Z")
Chorus of **Dope Show** by Marilyn Manson is listenable, but the rest is mediocre. On the other hand, **Nookie** is horrible except for teh first verse. Maybe if you spliced the two together you’d have a song I’d like 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/12 "2004-09-08T05:55:09Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Rockwell: “Somebody’s Watchin Me” Well, that goes without saying 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-only-like-for-the-chorus/263381/13 "2004-09-08T13:23:57Z")
John Jacob Jinglemeyer Schmidt.